Sunday April 26th 2009, 10:13 pm
The word pandemic isn't thrown around lightly by health officials. This might be because the word carries ideas of pandemonium and the potential to open a Pandora's box of sorts, causing panic and paranoia. Yet this is exactly the word the World Health Organization has chosen to describe their fear of the growing concerns over swine flu in Mexico City.
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Swine flu concern sweeps the globe (Daily Vidette)
Canada confirms 4 swine flu cases among students (AP via Yahoo! News)
Sunday April 26th 2009, 1:33 pm
Nova Scotia's chief public health officer says the east coast Canadian province has four confirmed cases of swine flu.
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Swine flu fears prompt quarantine plans, pork bans (AP via Yahoo! News)
Sunday April 26th 2009, 11:15 am
Countries planned quarantines, tightened rules on pork imports and tested airline passengers for fevers as global health officials tried Sunday to come up with uniform ways to battle a deadly strain of swine flu. Nations from New Zealand to France reported new suspected cases and some warned citizens against travel to North America.
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Swine flu fears prompt quarantine plans, pork bans (AP via Yahoo! News)
Sunday April 26th 2009, 11:15 am
Countries planned quarantines, tightened rules on pork imports and tested airline passengers for fevers as global health officials tried Sunday to come up with uniform ways to battle a deadly strain of swine flu. Nations from New Zealand to France reported new suspected cases and some warned citizens against travel to North America.
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Swine flu fears prompt quarantine plans, pork bans (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
Sunday April 26th 2009, 11:15 am
Countries planned quarantines, tightened rules on pork imports and tested airline passengers for fevers as global health officials tried Sunday to come up with uniform ways to battle a deadly strain of swine flu.
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Ill. health officials monitoring swine flu developments (ABC 7 Chicago)
Sunday April 26th 2009, 11:11 am
As concerns grow worldwide, Deerfield-based Baxter will work with the WHO to develop a swine flu vaccine.
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Swine flu confirmed in Canada (Toronto Star)
Sunday April 26th 2009, 11:07 am
Health authorities in Nova Scotia are confirming four cases of swine flu in the province and sources say there are a pair of cases in B.C.
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Swine flu fears prompt quarantine plans, pork bans (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Sunday April 26th 2009, 10:40 am
Countries planned quarantines, tightened rules on pork imports and tested airline passengers for fevers as global health officials tried Sunday to come up with uniform ways to battle a deadly strain of swine flu.
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WHO tries to come up with swine flu plan (KABC-TV Los Angeles)
Sunday April 26th 2009, 10:39 am
Health officials try to battle the deadly swine flu strain as more countries report cases.
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Cut of beef giant at stake (The Courier Mail)
Sunday April 26th 2009, 10:00 am
AACo is asking shareholders to vote on a proposal which will at last finalise the process of getting rid of major shareholder Futuris, which had a 43 per cent stake in the group.
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